Cost Of Living in Spooner, WI

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Spooner	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	89	96	100
Goods & Services	103	97	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	110	112	100
Housing	59	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	101	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Spooner is 7% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Spooner is 11% lower than the national average
Spooner housing is 41% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$50,208	$4,184	$1,171	$1,506
Renters	$28,633	$2,386	$668	$859

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$39.17	$45.56	14.0%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.00	$12.13	17.6%
Bowling	$15.67	$18.00	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.0%
Pizza	$12.29	$12.09	1.7%
Beer	$8.47	$10.41	18.6%

Health Care

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.00	$125.68	0.5%
Doctor	$179.67	$135.78	32.3%
Dentist	$107.33	$113.29	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.27	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$538.52	$468.60	14.9%

Housing

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$102,500.00	$184,700.00	44.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,958.05	$2,346.69	16.6%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$62.89	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Spooner	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.62	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$197.22	$192.25	2.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Springbrook, WI	40	81	18.9%
Barronett, WI	138	90	9.6%
Shell Lake, WI	1,405	92	8.3%
Trego, WI	112	94	6.4%
Spooner, WI	2,573	89	11.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cave City, KY	2,573	80	19.7%
Belvidere, NJ	2,573	106	5.8%
Muncy, PA	2,573	96	3.6%
Shallowater, TX	2,573	96	3.7%
Abbeville, AL	2,572	83	17.2%
Spooner, WI	2,573	89	11.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Spooner, WI